Arabic vocabulary
إيشَwhat
How to say “what” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
إيش يُعمل بك؟
What can be done with you?
إيشَ — what. A colloquial question word 'what', more informal than the standard one, opening a direct question. It stands as the fronted object of the coming passive verb - 'what can be done...'. Arabic puts question words first, so this leads the sentence and sets its interrogative frame.
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